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-STREBT GAR SHADE. No. 245,549. Patented Aug. 9,1881

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JOHN E. NICHOLSON, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAMLEVENDORF, OF SAME PLACE.

STREET-CAR SHADE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 245,549, dated August9, 1881. Application filed June 27, [881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN E. NIoHoLsoN, of the city of Cincinnati, countyof Hamilton, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Street-Car Shades, of which the following is aspecification.

The objectof this invention is an adjustable shade for street-cars,adapted to slide out and protect the driver from the sun and weather,and to be readily retracted beneath theroof of the platform whendesired.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a central vertical section ofthe upper front end of a street-car provided with myimproved shade inits extended position. Fig. 2 isaperspective view of the devicedetached.

The shade-frame consists of ametal rod, A, bent in the shape ofabow,thesides beingparallel and the frontcurved to the shape oftheplatform-root. This how is braced by a cross-rod, B, which has itsends turned over the sides of how A, and a central rod, C, which has itsends turned over the front of how A, and the crossrod B. Over the framethus formed is stitched a cover, D, of canvas or other suitablematerial. E E are slide-rods, secured at their front ends to the frontof theplatform-root', and having' their opposite ends secured to frontof the car-body, the respective ends being bent, as shown, Fi 2, forconvenient attachment.

F are slides, made preferably of malleable metal. These slides have lipswhich clasp the fiat-toned portions to of how A, to which they aresecured by bolts orrivets. Theslides working freely over rods E E admitof the shade beingpushed out in the position shown in Fig". 1, orretracted. as seen in Fig. 2. The shade may be held in either positionby a loop (not shown) attached to the shade and passed over a hook inthe roof.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent Ashade tor theplatforms of street-cars and the like, consisting, substantially asbefore set forth, of the slide-rods secured to the car, the bowprovidedwith a cover, and the clasp-sides for a-djustably connecting the bow tothe sliderods.

JOHN E. NICHOLSON. Witnesses:

HORATIO V. OnoLL, GEO. J. MURRAY.

